I never said they playing field was level. Privates have an inherent advantage due to no zoning restrictions. Other than that, most of the "wah wah wah privates recruit wah wah wah" bs, is exactly that, BS. I played in 9a (all privates) and played against the same kids from 6th grade-12th grade. The teams only changed by one or two players every year. There was no whole-sale shipment of players every year like the publics imply.
What I'm saying, is that public school motivation for a split is winning, which they are crucifying the privates for wanting to do as much as possible. If I were a public school player, I would be motivated to be the best because "the best" meant better than all the other schools in my classification. If my state title made me the best of half the 1a schools, I would be upset. Maybe I was just more competitive than the average public school kid and his/her parents, because it just seems like excessive whining to me.
and in response to the perry county kid, hats off. You guys dont whine, you go out and beat the privates. Host a conference or something and teach the other publics to play with the best, not run from them.